Nestoras

Parish of Nestoras
Δημοτική Ενότητα Νέστορος
(Νέστορας)

Basic data

State :

Greece

Region :

Geographic coordinates :

37 ° 2 ′ N , 21 ° 42 ′ E Coordinates: 37 ° 2 ′ N , 21 ° 42 ′ E

Height above d. M .:

20 m
city center

Area :

91.902 km²

Residents :

5,042 (2011)

Population density :

54.9 inhabitants / km²

Code No .:

440504

Structure:

1 city district
7 local communities

Located in the municipality of Pylos-Nestor and in the Messenia region

Nestoras ( Greek Νέστορας ( m. Sg. ), Katharevousa : Nestor Νέστωρ) is a former municipality in southwest Messinia with the administrative seat in Chora and since 2011 the municipality of the newly created municipality Pylos-Nestor (for further breakdown see there ).

Attractions

Nestor's Palace, above the roof of the excavation

The most famous attraction is a Mycenaean palace complex known as Nestor's Palace and located near the town of Ano Englianos. It is the Mycenaean Pylos, the capital and administrative center of an empire that ruled large parts of Messenia. Numerous finds from the excavations there are exhibited in a small museum located in the main town of Chora. In the border area to the neighboring municipality of Pylos lies the semicircular Voidokilia Bay, one of the most beautiful beaches in the Peloponnese.

Individual evidence

↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)

Voidokilia Bay

[VZ2011-1] Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)